- Vehicles
- 345
- Built between
- Jul 2011 – Sep 2011
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 December 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2011 and September 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Meritor Front NON Drive Steer AXLBuilt July 2011 to September 2011
- Meritor Rear Drive AxleBuilt July 2011 to September 2011
What the defect is
Meritor is recalling certain rear drive axles and front non drive steer axles produced from july 25, 2011, through september 9, 2011, sold and installed as original equipment to hino motors manufacturing. Certain suspect axles with wheel ends may have improperly assembled fastening hardware or nut locking features.
What could happen
This condition could result in wheel separation, which could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
MERITOR IS WORKING WITH HINO MOTORS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 14, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2011 to September 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 December 2011
- Owners notified14 December 2011
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 December 2011.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact meritor at 1-800-535-5560 or hino motors.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C12AC
- Recalling manufacturer
- MERITOR, INC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Meritor's recall campaign number is C12AC.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.